Scammony

[skæmәni]

解釋/意思:

(noun.) twining plant of Asia Minor having cream-colored to purple flowers and long thick roots yielding a cathartic resin.

(noun.) resin from the root of Convolvulus scammonia.

(noun.) tropical American morning glory.

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解釋/意思:

(n.) A species of bindweed or Convolvulus (C. Scammonia).

(n.) An inspissated sap obtained from the root of the Convolvulus Scammonia, of a blackish gray color, a nauseous smell like that of old cheese, and a somewhat acrid taste. It is used in medicine as a cathartic.

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解釋/意思:

n. a cathartic gum-resin obtained from a species of convolvulus in Asia Minor.—adj. Scammō′niate made with scammony.

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